401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Smithfield Foods Incorporated 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$376M
Total assets
16,803
Participants
97th
Percentile by assets
$22,373
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by Smithfield Foods Incorporated · Virginia · Management of Enterprises

$376M in assets, 16,803 participants

Smithfield Foods Incorporated's Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan reported $376M in total assets and 16,803 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 97th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 97th percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
  • #1,007 in Management of Enterprises (1,137 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan covers 16,803 participants in Virginia, 21x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $376M.

$376M
total plan assets (2023 EOY)
16,803
covered participants
97th
percentile by assets (of 127,072 plans)
$22,373
avg assets per participant

Where Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan sits by total assets

Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$375,938,128 Top 3% higher than 97% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$24M in the plan year 2022 filing to $61M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $313M in the plan year 2022 filing to $376M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 15,980 in the plan year 2022 filing to 16,803 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

Participants vs Virginia filers

In Virginia, the average filing covers about 782 participants across 3,655 plans. Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan reports 16,803 participants - 21x that state average ($376M EOY assets).

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$313M
Net Assets (End of Year)$376M
Net Income$61M
Employer EIN520845861
Plan Effective Date1989-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Smithfield Foods Incorporated)

$2.6B$2.8B$3B$3.2B 202220232024 $2.72B $3.07B ▲ +12.9%
Total plan assets by year, all Smithfield Foods Incorporated plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 5 55,579 $2.7B
2023 5 55,064 $3.0B
2024 5 48,205 $3.1B

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Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants

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Scale composition for Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan

Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan reports $376M in end-of-year assets across 16,803 participants (0.003% of the $12.3T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.018% of 93,925,755 covered participants) - about $22,373 per participant (16% of the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2023 was $61M.

This plan identity (EIN 520845861, plan #009) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $313M to $419M (+33.6%) while covered participants moved from 15,980 to 15,011 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 15,980 $313M Open filing
2023 16,803 $376M This page
2024 · index core 15,011 $419M Open filing

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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023?
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan grew sharply - up 19.9% during 2023, from $313M to $376M. Reported net income was $61M.
How have Smithfield Foods Incorporated plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Smithfield Foods Incorporated's sponsor-wide assets grew 13.0%, from $2.7B to $3.1B.
Where does Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan ranks in the 97th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 5% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Smithfield Foods, Inc. Hourly 401(k) Plan?
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is American Tower Retirement Savings Plan in MA ($376M, 1,910 participants).

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